President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
six individuals and designate three individuals to serve in his
administration:

The President intends to nominate Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Namibia. A career member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Ms. Barr currently serves as the Counselor for
Management Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Earlier in her career, she served as Administrative Officer at the U.S.
Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Ms. Barr earned her bachelor's
degree from Pacific Lutheran University, her first master's degree from
Harvard University, and her second master's degree from the National
Defense University.

The President intends to nominate William R. Brownfield, of Texas,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. A career member of
the Senior Foreign Service, Ambassador Brownfield currently serves as
Chief of Mission to the Republic of Chile. He previously served as
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Western
Hemisphere Affairs. Earlier in his career, Ambassador Brownfield
served as Counselor for Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva, as well as
assignments in Argentina, El Salvador, and Venezuela. He earned his
bachelor's degree from Cornell University.

The President intends to nominate June Carter Perry, of the
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of
Lesotho. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Perry
currently serves as Director of Social and Humanitarian Affairs for the
State Department's Bureau of International Organization Affairs. She
previously served as a Diplomat in Residence at Howard University.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Perry served as the Deputy Chief of Mission
in Madagascar and in the Central African Republic. She earned her
bachelor's degree from Loyola University Chicago and her master's
degree from the University of Chicago.

The President intends to nominate Charles P. Ries, of the District
of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to Greece. A career member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Mr. Ries currently serves as the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary at the State Department's Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs. He previously served as Minister-Counselor for
Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London, England. He earned his
bachelor's degree and master's degree from Johns Hopkins University.

The President intends to nominate R. Barrie Walkley, of California,
to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America to the Gabonese Republic and to the Democratic Republic of
Sao Tome and Principe. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Ambassador Walkley currently serves as Chief of Mission at the U.S.
Embassy in the Republic of Guinea. He previously served as Deputy
Chief of Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prior to
this position, Ambassador Walkley served as Public Affairs Officer in
Islamabad, Pakistan and as Policy Officer in the United States
Information Agency's Near Eastern Affairs Bureau. He earned his
bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara,
his first master's degree from the University of California at Los
Angeles, and his second master's degree and Ph.D. from the University
of Southern California.

The President intends to nominate Edward Brehm, of Minnesota, to be
a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development
Foundation for the remainder of a six-year term expiring October 13,
2007.

The President intends to designate JoAnn Johnson, of Iowa, to be
Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board.

The President intends to designate Jack Martin, of Michigan, to be
Acting Director of the Selective Service System.

The President intends to designate Linda Morrison Combs, of North
Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer of the Department of
Transportation.